Rhys Evans

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Personal information
Rhys Evans
Full name	Rhys Evans
Date of birth	January 27, 1982 (age 25)
Place of birth	Swindon, England
Height	6'1"
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Blackpool
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998-2003 2000 2001-2002 2002 2003-2006 2006-	Chelsea → Bristol Rovers (loan) → Q.P.R. (loan) → Leyton Orient (loan) Swindon Town Blackpool	000 (0) 004 (0) 011 (0) 007 (0) 118 (0) 032 (0)
National team
2003	England Under-21	002 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 24, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Rhys Evans (born January 27, 1982 in Swindon, Wiltshire) is an English football goalkeeper.

Evans joined his hometown club of Swindon Town in July 2003 from Chelsea. While at Chelsea, he played on loan at Bristol Rovers, Queens Park Rangers, and Leyton Orient.

Evans made his debut for the England U-21 squad in 2003 prior to joining Swindon, and later declined a second chance while he was establishing himself as Swindon's first-choice goalkeeper. The 2005-06 season got off to a bad start for Evans after a knee injury, with his being forced to play early matches in pain until Swindon secured Tom Heaton on loan from Manchester United until January 1, 2006, allowing Evans to have surgery on the knee. Following his comeback to the team in late 2005, Evans again established himself in the first team.

The 2005-06 season ended in relegation for Swindon Town. However, the fans recognised Evans' contribution by awarded the goalkeeper with the Player of the Season award.

Swindon offered Evans a one-year contract which was Evans deemed unsatisfactory. He decided to leave and sign for Blackpool, for whom he signed on 1 July 2006 on a free transfer.

As of January 23, 2007, Evans has kept five clean sheets in the 2006/7 league season. Just over a month later, on February 27, Evans was dropped in favour of on-loan Paul Rachubka for a match at Oldham Athletic. Rachubka kept a clean sheet in a 1-0 win.

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Blackpool F.C. - Current Squad
1 Rachubka \| 2 Coid \| 3 Tierney \| 4 Southern \| 5 Jackson \| 6 Williams \| 7 Parker \| 8 Forbes \| 10 Vernon \| 12 Joseph \| 13 Clancy \| 18 Morrell \| 19 Doughty \| 20 Fox \| 21 Evans \| 22 Bean \| 25 Barker \| 26 Jørgensen \| 27 Hoolahan \| 28 Burgess \| 29 Evatt \| 30 Gillett \| 32 Kay \| 33 Gorkšs \| — Brandon \| Manager: Grayson